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Volume 62 Issue 33 Monday, November 29, 1999 w B R T A T E U N V R T Y Signpost Proposal suggests raise in admissions dards for some Utah universities liy Tanna Barry news editor-Tie Signpost Weber Slate University may or may not benefit from a proposed master plan that would increase admission standards at three other Utah universities, driving more freshmen students to enroll at community colleges. Part of a draft master plan presented to the Utah State Board, of Regents Nov. 11 suggests that the University of Utah. Utah State University and possibly Southern Utah University should raise their admis sion requirements. WSU President Paul H. Thompson said the Board of Regents wants to shift students from research schools like USU and U of U to community colleges. After students have completed their general education, those schools would accept transfer students. According to a recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune, the discussion concerning raising admission standards follows concerns expressed by U of U President Bernie Machen. Machen told the Tribune that there is a disproportionate number of freshmen in the U's student population. Despite the suggestion of an increase in admissions standards at these schools. David Eisler, WSU provost, said there are no discussions or plans to change admissions standards at WSU. Kathleen Lukken, WSU associate provost, explained that WSU has a different mission than these other schools. "WSU has a dual mission," she said. "It has both the university mission and a community college mission for Northern Utah." Lukken explained that the Board of Regents told WSU it would serve as the community college in Northern Utah. "Davis County wanted to have a separate community college there," Lukken said. The existence of the WSU-Davis Campus helps WSU fulfill the role of a community college while still fulfilling its university mission, Lukken said. and so are you By Leo Dirr senior news reporter-The Signpost Cameron Hunt is an enigma. But that doesn't stop him from trying to figure out everybody else. Once a devout Mormon, Hunt, 27, now calls himself agnostic. He alternates r r between loving lettmq the. out of tfic fohcj to watch people and loving to be watched by people. Hunt often finds irony in life and jokes pointedly about wearing his wife's pantyhose. The Weber State University Bachelor of Integrated Studies (military science, anthropology, political science) student said he is pleased with the direction his life is headed. A computer software instructor, and member of ROTC and the National Guard. Hunt aspires to become an anthropology professor. "Where else can you legitimately study sex, religion and deviance?" Hunt asked. Deviance is a crucial part of life in I hint's mind. He believes that the people who have improved the world made scientific and technological advances have been "people on the fringe." he said. "And yet. as a society, we push deviants away: we isolate them." Hunt said. "But those deviants are the ones who will save us. so to speak, who will take us to the next levels." Hunt, who served a two-year mission and married in a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has distanced himself from the religion. He calls himself agnostic, which means he believes the existence of God cannot be proven. "I don't see a higher power working in my life or in the world in general." Hunt said. Still, he insists he believed in the church when he served his mission in Venezuela, although he admits part of his motivation was that he felt he was expected to go. Hunt's wife remains active in the LDS church, and he credits her activity for preserving their marriage. "I try to tell my wife that if the church brings back polygamy, I'll become active again," Hunt joked. His wife said she would only give approval to additional wives if they were fatter, uglier and dumber than she is. Hunt said. Hunt plans to pursue anthropology because he likes to figure out why people are different. He is curious about how religion, race, gender, socioeconomic class, government and the like shape people's attitudes and behaviors. He gains insights about the psyches of others through playing the roles of voyeur and provocateur, he said. Hunt learns fascinating things about people by watching. He has observed, for example, by going to dance clubs that the Cameron Hunt teeny-boppers of today are intrigued by '70s music, but those who grew up in the '70s generally try to disassociate themselves with the era, Hunt said. When he's not watching, he's provoking. "I like to push your boundaries beyond what you think is acceptable," he said. He'll break the ice with people by telling them he cross-dresses at home. "As I get you to laugh, I'm coming See Puzzling page 3 Thompson said. "We're tying to serve all the students of Northern Utah, including those who want to get associate degrees." Lukken explained that WSU has a two-track admissions standard. WSU's catalog explains that students can either be admitted on the general college tier or the university tier. The college tier is an open admission that accepts any student with verification of high school graduation or the general education development test. Students will also be admitted on this tier if their math ACT score is below 23 or if their English ACT score is See Universities page 3 Utah Regents act to protect student ID's By Preston McConkie asst. news editor-The Signpost Student election scandals at Weber State University and the University of Utah sparked action by the State Board of Regents to protect students' Social Security Numbers from unauthorized access. Former WSU student body president Brian Brown passed a motion at the Nov. 1 1 meeting of the regents that will require all state colleges and universities, beginning in May, to issue randomly generated identification numbers to all freshmen. Brown pointed out to board members that the Social Security Numbers of all students at the University of Utah had been illegally obtained by a hacker during a student election there in 1997. He also cited the online voting fraud at WSU's student elections in April. During the election, illegally obtained Social Security Numbers were used to cast multiple votes on a newly prepared online voting system. With new rules and policies to make it harder to pilfer sensitive information, law enforcement officials aren't ignoring crimes that led to the new actions. Two weeks ago, former WSU student Andrew Shafer was charged with five second-degree felony counts of communication fraud. The Weber County Attorney's office would not confirm the charges were in connection with April's voided student election. However, paperwork filed in the Second District Court indicates otherwise. Shafer had run as a write-in for student body president. See Security page 3 Editorial Jj Arts Pokemon - one & M "Toy Story 2" offers more thing to fight A ( a peek into the about. , psyche of toys. See page 4 ; ' ee Pa8e L C 1 Sports Women's volleyball team ends season earlier than it hoped. See page 7 www.weber.edusignpost

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Volume 62 Issue 33 Monday, November 29, 1999 w B R T A T E U N V R T Y Signpost Proposal suggests raise in admissions dards for some Utah universities liy Tanna Barry news editor-Tie Signpost Weber Slate University may or may not benefit from a proposed master plan that would increase admission standards at three other Utah universities, driving more freshmen students to enroll at community colleges. Part of a draft master plan presented to the Utah State Board, of Regents Nov. 11 suggests that the University of Utah. Utah State University and possibly Southern Utah University should raise their admis sion requirements. WSU President Paul H. Thompson said the Board of Regents wants to shift students from research schools like USU and U of U to community colleges. After students have completed their general education, those schools would accept transfer students. According to a recent article in the Salt Lake Tribune, the discussion concerning raising admission standards follows concerns expressed by U of U President Bernie Machen. Machen told the Tribune that there is a disproportionate number of freshmen in the U's student population. Despite the suggestion of an increase in admissions standards at these schools. David Eisler, WSU provost, said there are no discussions or plans to change admissions standards at WSU. Kathleen Lukken, WSU associate provost, explained that WSU has a different mission than these other schools. "WSU has a dual mission," she said. "It has both the university mission and a community college mission for Northern Utah." Lukken explained that the Board of Regents told WSU it would serve as the community college in Northern Utah. "Davis County wanted to have a separate community college there," Lukken said. The existence of the WSU-Davis Campus helps WSU fulfill the role of a community college while still fulfilling its university mission, Lukken said. and so are you By Leo Dirr senior news reporter-The Signpost Cameron Hunt is an enigma. But that doesn't stop him from trying to figure out everybody else. Once a devout Mormon, Hunt, 27, now calls himself agnostic. He alternates r r between loving lettmq the. out of tfic fohcj to watch people and loving to be watched by people. Hunt often finds irony in life and jokes pointedly about wearing his wife's pantyhose. The Weber State University Bachelor of Integrated Studies (military science, anthropology, political science) student said he is pleased with the direction his life is headed. A computer software instructor, and member of ROTC and the National Guard. Hunt aspires to become an anthropology professor. "Where else can you legitimately study sex, religion and deviance?" Hunt asked. Deviance is a crucial part of life in I hint's mind. He believes that the people who have improved the world made scientific and technological advances have been "people on the fringe." he said. "And yet. as a society, we push deviants away: we isolate them." Hunt said. "But those deviants are the ones who will save us. so to speak, who will take us to the next levels." Hunt, who served a two-year mission and married in a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has distanced himself from the religion. He calls himself agnostic, which means he believes the existence of God cannot be proven. "I don't see a higher power working in my life or in the world in general." Hunt said. Still, he insists he believed in the church when he served his mission in Venezuela, although he admits part of his motivation was that he felt he was expected to go. Hunt's wife remains active in the LDS church, and he credits her activity for preserving their marriage. "I try to tell my wife that if the church brings back polygamy, I'll become active again," Hunt joked. His wife said she would only give approval to additional wives if they were fatter, uglier and dumber than she is. Hunt said. Hunt plans to pursue anthropology because he likes to figure out why people are different. He is curious about how religion, race, gender, socioeconomic class, government and the like shape people's attitudes and behaviors. He gains insights about the psyches of others through playing the roles of voyeur and provocateur, he said. Hunt learns fascinating things about people by watching. He has observed, for example, by going to dance clubs that the Cameron Hunt teeny-boppers of today are intrigued by '70s music, but those who grew up in the '70s generally try to disassociate themselves with the era, Hunt said. When he's not watching, he's provoking. "I like to push your boundaries beyond what you think is acceptable," he said. He'll break the ice with people by telling them he cross-dresses at home. "As I get you to laugh, I'm coming See Puzzling page 3 Thompson said. "We're tying to serve all the students of Northern Utah, including those who want to get associate degrees." Lukken explained that WSU has a two-track admissions standard. WSU's catalog explains that students can either be admitted on the general college tier or the university tier. The college tier is an open admission that accepts any student with verification of high school graduation or the general education development test. Students will also be admitted on this tier if their math ACT score is below 23 or if their English ACT score is See Universities page 3 Utah Regents act to protect student ID's By Preston McConkie asst. news editor-The Signpost Student election scandals at Weber State University and the University of Utah sparked action by the State Board of Regents to protect students' Social Security Numbers from unauthorized access. Former WSU student body president Brian Brown passed a motion at the Nov. 1 1 meeting of the regents that will require all state colleges and universities, beginning in May, to issue randomly generated identification numbers to all freshmen. Brown pointed out to board members that the Social Security Numbers of all students at the University of Utah had been illegally obtained by a hacker during a student election there in 1997. He also cited the online voting fraud at WSU's student elections in April. During the election, illegally obtained Social Security Numbers were used to cast multiple votes on a newly prepared online voting system. With new rules and policies to make it harder to pilfer sensitive information, law enforcement officials aren't ignoring crimes that led to the new actions. Two weeks ago, former WSU student Andrew Shafer was charged with five second-degree felony counts of communication fraud. The Weber County Attorney's office would not confirm the charges were in connection with April's voided student election. However, paperwork filed in the Second District Court indicates otherwise. Shafer had run as a write-in for student body president. See Security page 3 Editorial Jj Arts Pokemon - one & M "Toy Story 2" offers more thing to fight A ( a peek into the about. , psyche of toys. See page 4 ; ' ee Pa8e L C 1 Sports Women's volleyball team ends season earlier than it hoped. See page 7 www.weber.edusignpost